Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. has
   2. had (Answer)
   3. having
   4. have

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   2. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

   1. but
   2. than (Answer)
   3. that
   4. when

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   3. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. ´advice (Answer)
   2. ad´vice
   3. advise´
   4. ´advise

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. will be living
   2. has lived
   3. will live
   4. will have lived (Answer)

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   5. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital has been built.
   2. A new hospital was being built.
   3. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   4. A new hospital was built.

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = −2
   2. x = 1
   3. x = −1 (Answer)
   4. x = 2

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   7. Solve:

   If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

   1. 3 and 2 (Answer)
   2. 6 and -1
   3. 1 and 5
   4. -2 and -3

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   8. Simplify: √50

   1. 25√2
   2. 2√5
   3. 5√2 (Answer)
   4. 10√2

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   9. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. (x − 3)²
   2. x(x − 9)
   3. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)
   4. (x − 9) (x + 1)

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    10. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

    1. ⁵/₄
    2. ⁴/₅ (Answer)
    3. ²/₅
    4. ^√2/₅

AAUA Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Money serves as a measure of value because:

    1. It is visible
    2. It has intrinsic value
    3. It is durable
    4. It facilitates comparison (Answer)

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    12. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

    1. Vertical (Answer)
    2. Upward sloping
    3. Downward sloping
    4. Horizontal

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    13. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

    1. Giving loans to individuals
    2. Providing foreign aid
    3. Controlling inflation (Answer)
    4. Printing newspapers

Literature in English

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    14. The conflict in a drama is best described as the:

    1. Struggle between opposing forces (Answer)
    2. Moral lesson of the play
    3. Climax of the story
    4. Role of the narrator

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    15. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

    1. Metaphor
    2. Simile
    3. Rhyme
    4. Alliteration (Answer)

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    16. The setting of a literary work refers to the:

    1. Time and place of the story (Answer)
    2. Plot and theme
    3. Main idea of the novel
    4. Language of narration

AAUA Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the:

    1. Liver
    2. Lungs
    3. Heart (Answer)
    4. Brain

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    18. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

    1. Growth
    2. Respiration
    3. Photosynthesis (Answer)
    4. Movement

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    19. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Saprophytic (Answer)
    2. Photosynthetic
    3. Parasitic
    4. Autotrophic

Physics

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    20. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

    1. Temperature
    2. Displacement (Answer)
    3. Distance
    4. Speed

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    21. What type of lens is used to correct long-sightedness (hypermetropia)?

    1. Concave
    2. Convex (Answer)
    3. Plane
    4. Cylindrical

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    22. What is the dimension of pressure?

    1. ML^-1T^-2 (Answer)
    2. MLT^-1
    3. ML^-2T^-2
    4. MLT^-2

Agricultural Science

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    23. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Cross-breeding (Answer)
    2. Castration
    3. Incubation
    4. Weaning

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    24. Poultry droppings are rich in:

    1. Potassium
    2. Iron
    3. Nitrogen (Answer)
    4. Magnesium

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    25. The branch of agriculture that deals with animal rearing is called:

    1. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    2. Agronomy
    3. Forestry
    4. Horticulture

Chemistry

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    26. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

    1. 0
    2. +4
    3. +6 (Answer)
    4. +2

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    27. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

    1. Phosphorus
    2. Sulphur (Answer)
    3. Oxygen
    4. Argon

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    28. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    2. 10 protons, 8 electrons
    3. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)
    4. 8 protons, 10 electrons

AAUA Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    29. The principle of checks and balances works best in a:

    1. Democratic system (Answer)
    2. Military regime
    3. Federal government
    4. Unitary system

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    30. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political ideology
    2. Political participation
    3. Political socialization (Answer)
    4. Political development

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    31. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is the:

    1. Prime Minister (Answer)
    2. King
    3. Governor
    4. President

Geography

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    32. A natural depression on the earth’s surface where rivers flow is called a:

    1. Hill
    2. Basin (Answer)
    3. Valley
    4. Plateau

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    33. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Small scale
    2. Large scale (Answer)
    3. Medium scale
    4. Verbal scale

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    34. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Stratosphere (Answer)
    2. Mesosphere
    3. Thermosphere
    4. Troposphere